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Interference in Hollywood Cinema
By: Daniel Nardini Remember the films “Seven Years in Tibet,” “Kundun,” and “China Cry” done back in the 1990’s? These three movies were highly critical of the Chinese government and… Read more
The Best and Worst of Some Presidents
By: Daniel Nardini American historians tend to either upgrade or downgrade American presidents for one reason or another depending on the view of the times. In one case, some American… Read more
Mad School Days
By: Daniel Nardini Whenever I did something bad in school (which was rare), the principal might have me in the office for an hour or might call my mother is… Read more
The Russia-Venezuela Military Alliance
By: Daniel Nardini And while the drama of what will happen to Edward Snowden continues, what so much of the media missed was what current Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and… Read more
Reforming the Whole Student Loan Process
By: Daniel Nardini There is now more talk about reforming the entire student loan process. The U.S. Department of Education has seen how the federal government student loan program is… Read more
American Revolutionary War Hero Jorge Farragut
By: Daniel Nardini One Hispanic war hero whose name has become legend is David Farragut, a hero of the U.S. Civil War (1861-1865). The first admiral of the U.S. Navy,… Read more
Ecuador’s Press Gag Law
By: Daniel Nardini Like Julian Assange, Edward Snowden may eventually end up in Ecuador for “political” asylum. I find it ironic that Snowden would apply to Ecuador for asylum since… Read more
The New Jungle
By: Daniel Nardini It almost sounds like a page from the book The Jungle by Upton Sinclair, written in 1906. In a report entitled “Unsafe at These Speeds: Alabama’s Poultry… Read more
On Guillermo Farinas
By: Daniel Nardini While in the United States, Cuban political dissident Guillermo Farinas talked to Fox News about what things are like for him and those he knows. He gave… Read more
Baby Homicide
By: Daniel Nardini Reyna Garcia, a pregnant lady working for the supermarket company Albertsons, was forced to carry boxes weighing more than 15 pounds. Before she became pregnant this was… Read more »